Central Venous Catheter-Associated Blood Stream Infections Occurring in Canadian Intensive Care Units: A Six-Month Cohort Study

OBJECTIVE: To determine the rate and risk factors associated with central venous catheter (CVC)-associated bloodstream infections (BSIs) in Canadian intensive care units (ICUs).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Donna Holton, Shirley Paton, John Conly, Joanne Embree, Geoffrey Taylor, William Thompson, Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2006-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/781735